Ancient Inscriptions and Stones

Images of ancient stone inscriptions and law codes, showcasing intricate carvings and historical significance, primarily featuring Greek and Roman scripts.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

The Gortyn Law Code, 5th century BC. Artist: Unknown

Funerary headstone with Greek inscription. Second half of the 1st century AD. Detail. Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Ukraine.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Museo Nazionale d'Abruzzo, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

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Roman letters texture

Sator Square, inscription on the facade of the Church of Saint Peter ad Oratorium, Capestrano. Italy, 12th century.

The deceased transfer. The slab records a petition. Transfer the remains from the terracotta sarcophagus to a mausoleum. Rome. Date: 155 . Detail. National Roman Museum. Rome. Italy.

Italy, Lombardy, Lake Garda, Riva del Garda, inscription on Porta Bruciata.

INSCRIPCION ALUSIVA A LAS RELIQUIAS DE SANTIAGO APOSTOL - SIGLO VIII. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE ARTE ROMANO. MERIDA. Badajoz. SPAIN. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.

LAPIDA FUNERARIA DEL CONDE WIFREDO II-EPOCA VISIGODA. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN PABLO DEL CAMPO. Barcelona. SPAIN. WIFREDO II BORELL.

ARTE ROMANICO. ESPAÑA. Detalle de una INSCRIPCION MEDIEVAL existente en uno de los muros de la COLEGIATA DE SANTA CRUZ DE CASTAÑEDA (siglo XII). Valle Bajo del Pisueña. Cantabria.

Roman words written in stone, Turkey.

Inscription with dedication to god Silvanus, from Mount Oppido nearby Liuni and Caposele, Campania region, Italy

The tabula of the Ligures Baebiani. Bronze slab from city of the Ligures Baebiani, near Benevento. Contains a list of non repayable loans granted to landowners in the area and secured by mortgages on land value. 101 AD. National Roman Museum (Baths of Diocletian). Rome. Italy.

Fortunatus funerary tombstone. 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Consecrated to the Manes Gods (deified dead). The collector Fortunatus dedicates the monument to the deceased freedmen Decimo Statorio, Principi and Felici. Archaeological and History Museum (San Anton Castle). A Corua, Galicia, Spain.

France, Midi-Pyrenees Region, Haute-Garonne Department, Toulouse, Musee des Augustins museum, stone tablets

Euphemia epitaph; VI-VII century (501-00-00-700-00-00);

Stele of 'Sister Helen of Hage' 3rd-7th century Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt are thought to have been produced in quantity, then modified for individual use. Inscriptions were often added to identify the deceased.. Stele of 'Sister Helen of Hage'. 3rd-7th century. Limestone; incised. Found Egypt, Ganadleh. Sculpture

Africa, Mozambique, Maputo. Close-up of plaque at the Old Fort.

MANUSCRITO LATINO EN BARRO (LIBRO DE NAVASCUES). Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

A close up of ancient greek text from ephesus, Turkey, Asia

Treaty of 815. 30-year peace agreement signed in Constantinople between the Bulgarian Khan Omurtag (814-831) and the Byzantine Emperor Leo V "the Armenian" (813-820). Detail of a column bearing the text of the peace treaty between Bulgaria and Byzantium. From Sechishte village (Suleiman kyuoi), Shumen region, Bulgaria. Around year 815. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.

CATEDRAL DE SANTA MARIA. EXTERIORES . BURGOS, ESPAÑA.

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Plaque with Greek dedication to Isis, Serapis and Apollo by Komon for the benefit of Ptolemy IV and V. Dimensions: L. 27.9 cm (11 in.); H. 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); Th. 5.1 cm (2 in.). Dynasty: Ptolemaic Dynasty. Reign: reign of Ptolemy IV-V Coregency. Date: 210-204 B.C..This plaque can be precisely dated to the overlapping reigns fo Ptolemy IV and V. It was dedicated on behalf of these kings at a sanctuary of Isis, Serapis and Apollo, by Komon, an oeconomos.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Funerary stele of Caius Aebutius Verecundus. Cenotaph. 1st-2nd century. Sant Miquel de Vinebre Necropolis, Catalonia. Detail: Poetic inscription. National Archaeological Museum, Tarragona. Spain.

Hebrew gravestone with reference to the foundation of a hospital by Rabbi Samuel Hassardi. In the lower part, the Spanish translation. Marlet Street, no. 1. Gothic Quarter. Copy of the original, whis is in the Museum of History of the City. Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

Inscription demotische, Isistempel, Philae; Nubie Grand Temple of Isis, a philoe demotics inscription; Egypt, Nubia, Palestine and Syria, (...), 1852..

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gefallene Soldaten Gedenktafel für gefallene Soldaten Copyright: xZoonar.com/angetax 5689659

plaque commemorating the inauguration of the parish of Gilena, 18th century, Gilena Museum Collection, Ecomuseum/Arqueodromo Molino de La Casería, province of Seville, Spain.

A tablet outside Herod's Temple, Jerusalem, forbidding strangers to enter, 1926. Artist: Unknown

Latin inscription (Roman)

Brick salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908 , Fires. Chelsea Public Library Archive Collection

Lazio Frosinone Ferentino S. Maria Maggiore7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture (1150-60; 13th century); tombstone. Post-medieval: Painting, fresco, sculpture General Notes: 34 photos of this site previously sent (pre-restoration), along with bibliographic material (catalogued are filed in Medieval section). Negatives are filed with Hutzel (2nd set under S. Maria Maggiore nos. 1-34). German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Stone with letters on ruins of Patara, Turkey

Flavia Sophe and the Gnostic Christian Heresy. Sepulchral stele. Rome. 3rd century AD.

Roman military diploma, from the emperor Gallerius Maximianus to Valerius Clemens. ITALY. TUSCANY. Florence. National Museum of Archaeology.

Stele with a latin-celtic bilingual inscription

Inscription of Brother Fernando do Espiritu Santo. From Sao Francisco da Cidade Convent (Lisbon). 17th century. Carmo Archaeological Museum. Lisbon, Portugal.

Funerary stele, 10th century, necropolis of Momoitio, Garai, Arkeologi Museoa, museum aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Pais Vasco, Spain.

Roman Tombstone. Entrance Hall of the Doge's Palace (upper Court). Fossombrone. Marche. Italy

Nubie. Grand Temple d'Isis, à Phil. Inscription démotique.

Ancient characters written on a stone Several ancient characters written on a bar made of stone copyright: xzoonar.com/christianxlängerx 13540171

Kamień graniczny z Afezis (Rodos). warsztat rodyjski, workshop

Roman letters texture

Fragment of an Inscribed Block 6th-7th century. Fragment of an Inscribed Block 446134

Tombstone with inscription in Levantine Iberian language and scripture. Detail. 3rd century BC. Limestone. From Bicorp (province of Valencia, Valencian Community). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Januaria tombstone with the Latin Christian inscription; Unknown Roman workshop; IV-V century (301-00-00-500-00-00);

Limestone stela carved withSouth Arabian inscription in Sabaean, 2nd century BC. Artist: Unknown

Łacińska inskrypcja nagrobna. unknown, author

Lazio Roma Rome S. Paolo81. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculptural fragments, inscribed tomb markers, sculpture, fresco painting, mosaics Specific Location: Basilica Antiquities: Architectural sculpture fragments, tomb sculpture fragments, sculpture fragments General Notes: the "tomb markers" need to be sorted and catalogued German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

An Ashokan rock edict at Dhauli Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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Historic inscription in Pojan Byzantine Monastery, Apollonia Museum, Albania, Europe

Lazio Roma Albano Laziale Santa Maria della Rotonda4. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Commission epitaph; VI-VII century (501-00-00-700-00-00);

Tablet inscription, Ancient Greek ruins, Olympia, Greece

Stone with Arabic characters on a wall in the castle courtyard

Lycian Inscriptions, Inscribed Pillar, 425 BC, Xanthos Archaeological Site, Originally Founded 8th Century BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Near Kalkan, Antalya, Turkey

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Tablet with the name of Nabuchodonosor. 4th cent. AD. Babylonia.

The Gortyn Code. Dorian writing on the wall of a Roman Odeon. 5th century B.C. Crete. Greece.

Marble funerary inscription 2nd-3rd century A.D. Roman The Latin inscription records that the plaque was set up by Lucia Papiria for her mother Carisia Maxima who died aged eighty.. Marble funerary inscription 256774

Stone slab with Hebrew symbols. Greek inscription. 4th C. Vatican Museums.

Umbria Terni Collescipoli S. Stefano0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Romanesque church has epigraph dating to 1093. Exterior photos of facade with its inscription, and the small campanile. There are also photos of the cemetery near the apse end of the church. Object Notes: Hutzel photo campaign was 1970. There are no notes, but the photos themselves are stamped with that date. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Detail of a fasti Praenestini calendar. 20-23 AD: 1st letter tells the nundinal day, followed by the type of day,and the 3rd column reports celebrations, games, or other activities. National Roman Museum. Palace Massimo. Rome. Italy.

Roman inscription, 2nd century, from Roman villa of Can Llauder. Museum: MUSEO DE MATARÓ.

Fragment of the tombstone of Inma Frita. The inscription is dedicated to Inma Frita, a Visigothic Toledan woman who died on 8 November 617 of the Spanish Era (579), at the age of 35. Limestone. From Toledo's Vega Baja archaeological site, Spain. Museum of Visigoth Councils and Culture. Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

USA, NM, El Morro National Monument. Inscription Rock trail - hundreds of Spanish & Anglo carved writings.

Saudi Arabia, Medina, Al-Ula. Petroglyphs at the Dadan visitor center, site of an ancient kingdom.

Ancient writing. Coptic gravestone with different calculations of times. Dated around 850 AD. Marble. Detail. Neues Museum (New Museum). Berlin. Germany.

INSCRIPCION DE ENTRADA AL CUBICULO DE LA VILLA DE MATERNO CINEGIO - S IV. Location: VILLA ROMANA. CARRANQUE. Toledo.

Funeral stele from the 1st century BC with an inscription in the Iberian language. Museum: Museu de Guissona, Lleida.

Emilia-Romagna Ferrara Ferrara Museo Civico di Schifanoia7. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 General Notes: INCOMPLETE RECORD--NEGATIVES PROCESSED, PRINTS FILED German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

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Funerary inscription with the draft on the reverse. Roman art. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy.

Southern Palestine. Mosaic of Greek inscription at Beit Jibrin 1900, Israel, Bet Guvrin

PLOMO DE PUJOL PROCEDENTE DE CASTELLON DE LA PLANA - ESCRITURA IBERICA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Abruzzo Chieti Chieti Museo Nazionale di Antichita3. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of part of the former Villa Frigeri, which along with a neighboring palazzo, houses the Museo Nazionale di Antichita. Views also of the gardens, fountain (17th century) and the restored interior. The so-called "Capestrano Warrior" (5th century B.C.) is found in the Antiquities core collection under Men, Youths, Warriors--Stone--Etruscan, Italic. Hutzel views include statues, funerary monuments, portrait busts and mosaics, many of which were excavated from Alba Fucens. Hutzel paid particular attention to the colossal statue of Hercules (late Hellenistic); the funerary temple reliefs of Lucius Storax; various nudes, torsos and heads, including the portrait bust of Agrippina Minore and the sepulchral portrait relief of Lucius Poditius (1st century A.D.); gravestones with inscriptions and bas-reliefs; Roman coins; bronze figurines (mainly warriors); and bronze vessels, utensils, helmets and ornaments.

inscription in an underground gallery inscription in an underground gallery, castle of San Felipe, 16th century, mouth of the port of Mahón, municipality of Villacarlos, Menorca, balearic islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22023375

Inscribed Stele 6th-7th century Funerary stelae from the Byzantine period in Egypt are thought to have been produced in quantity, then modified for individual use. Inscriptions were often added to identify the deceased.. Inscribed Stele 456187

South Arabia as a general term refers to several regions as currently recognized, in chief the Republic of Yemen; yet it has historically also included Najran, Jizan, and 'Asir which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar presently in Oman. The frontiers of South Arabia as linguistically conceived would include the historic peoples speaking the related South Arabian languages as well as neighboring dialects of Arabic, and their descendants. Anciently there was a South Arabian alphabet, which was borrowed by Ethiopia. South Arabia as generally conceived would include the lands inhabited by peoples partaking of its distinctive traditions and culture, which overlap recently demarcated political boundaries. Yemen or al-yaman means 'the south'. One etymology derives Yemen from yamin the 'right side' as the south is on the right when facing the sunrise; yet this etymology is considered suspect. Another derives Yemen from yumn meaning 'felicity' as the region is fertile; indeed the Romans

Lazio Roma Rome SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Museum0. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, fresco fragments, inscribed tomb markers. Houses one of the best collections of Malagan medieval ceramics for casting wall monuments, copies of which are housed in campanile. Specific Location: Museum Antiquities: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments Object Notes: Basilica has separate record and is filed separately. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

France: A 'Rotas Square' or 'Sator Square', Oppede, Vaucluse, c. 2nd - 4th century CE. Photo by M. Disdero (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Stone slab with Hebrew symbols. 3rd- 4th C. Vatican Museums.

Facade stone with text in Gothic letters, facing brick building component limestone stone, minced Rectangular flat text in bas-relief.

ancient gravestone fragment of ancient gravestone inscription in the ancient language close to Copyright: xZoonar.com/IVASHUTINx 9607887

Grecka inskrypcja dedykacyjna. unknown, author

Lazio Roma Rome SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Museum06. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Medieval: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, fresco fragments, inscribed tomb markers. Houses one of the best collections of Malagan medieval ceramics for casting wall monuments, copies of which are housed in campanile. Specific Location: Museum Antiquities: Ceramic fragments, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments Object Notes: Basilica has separate record and is filed separately. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Engraved stone with the name of Pontius Pilate, Roman, Israel.

Names of prisoners carved into the walls of the Tower of London. Dated 16th Century

Stele with inscription in Greek, permanent exhibition on the finds of Elea-Velia, Palazzo De Dominicis-Ricci, Ascea, Campania, Italy

South Arabia as a general term refers to several regions as currently recognized, in chief the Republic of Yemen; yet it has historically also included Najran, Jizan, and 'Asir which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar presently in Oman. The frontiers of South Arabia as linguistically conceived would include the historic peoples speaking the related South Arabian languages as well as neighboring dialects of Arabic, and their descendants. Anciently there was a South Arabian alphabet, which was borrowed by Ethiopia. South Arabia as generally conceived would include the lands inhabited by peoples partaking of its distinctive traditions and culture, which overlap recently demarcated political boundaries. Yemen or al-yaman means 'the south'. One etymology derives Yemen from yamin the 'right side' as the south is on the right when facing the sunrise; yet this etymology is considered suspect. Another derives Yemen from yumn meaning 'felicity' as the region is fertile; indeed the Romans

Lazio Roma Rome Episcopal Complex (S. Giovanni in Laterano, Baptistery, Cathedral, Cloister)30. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Exterior views of 5th c. baptistery, restored in the 17th c. Interior views of baptismal urn (16th c.), carved walls, ceiling and wall painting; of mosaics and bronze doors in Cappella del Battista; of altar and mosaics in Cappella di S. Venanzio; of mosaic and statue in Cappella di S. Giovanni Evangelista. Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculpture, sculptural fragments, fresco painting, painting, coffering, tiling, stucco. Views 756-886 are of the cathedral. Medieval: Architecture, architectural sculpture, sculptural fragments, architectural fragments, tombstones, mosaics, sculpture, fresco painting, sculptural relief. Object Notes: Hutzel includes guidebook in German on the site. prints matched to negs General Notes: Views 756 thru 886 are of the Baptistery. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s u

Script carved in stone in Capitoline Museum, Rome, Italy.

Roman letters texture

Latin inscription written in Roman capital letters. Eumachia building. Forum area. Pompeii, Italy.

Writing on stone tablet, Aphrodisias, Aydin, Turkey, Asia

texture of sandstone with engraving

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